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- Here are some more notes on Microsoft WORD's protection as it applies to a
- hard disk system. You can make a "one-time" copy to a hard disk. When this is
- done, MWCOPY1.COM is changed so that you cannot do it again. The first
- instruction in MWCOPY1.COM is JMP 104. Location 103 has a flag byte of 01,
- which is changed to 03. You can change it back and run the hard disk
- installation again, however something else is changed that I did not find. All
- of the files will be copied correctly except a file MWA that is marked hidden
- in the MSTOOLS directory. This is apparently the key to decryption of the
- program file and contains a list of the Microsoft programmer names who worked
- on the program. Since it bears a copyright notice, it cannot be reproduced
- here. You can, however make a copy of it from the first good copy to your hard
- disk. In fact, the only files you need to run on the hard disk are :
-
- IBMGRAPH PRD (or one of the printer drivers)
- WORD COM
- MW COD
- MW COM
- MW DAT
- MW HLP
- MW INI
- MW PGM
- MWA (this is the key for decoding the program)
-
- The MW* files must be in the subdirectory \MSTOOLS.
-
- Incidentally, WORD.COM which does the decryption and loading of the "real"
- program contains the following message:
-
- " **INTERNAL SECURITY VIOLATION***
- ..The tree of evil bears bitter
- fruit,..crime does not pay...
- THE SHADOW KNOWS